Computer Science at City College of San Francisco

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Registration for Spring classes has begun, and there are lots of changes to how students access the schedule, as well as curriculum changes in the Computer Science department! ( http://www.ccsf.edu/cs ) You can see the class schedule at: http://ccsf.edu/schedule or by logging into Web4 and searching from there. Please be aware: - The major problem that still remains is that ADVISORIES ARE NOT SHOWN ANYWHERE in the schedule (except in the Course Outline of Record, which is... linked from the course's Learning Outcomes). The Office of Instruction is working on a solution to this problem. But in the meantime, please make sure you have taken the Advisory and Prerequisite courses before taking a more advanced course - we want you to be prepared to succeed in your courses! For more info on this, see: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~cpersiko/csDept/CS_Advising.pdf - Also not clearly highlighted in the schedule are short-term classes - we have a lot of short-term online classes in Spring! So please look closely at start and end dates, by holding your mouse over the Meeting Times for the course. Particularly of note are the following, designed to allow students to finish faster - you can take two semesters worth of Python or Java in just one semester! - CS 110A Intro Programming Section 961 is just in the first half of the semester - CS 111B Java Fundamentals Section 934 is just in the second half of the semester. - CS 131B Python Fundamentals Section 931 is just in the second half of the semester. - CS 280 Parallel & Cloud Programming is offered for the first time in years, and the first time online! This course has a string advisory of CS 110B (or 111B) - Finally, here's some info on curriculum changes, copied from our department web site: http://www.ccsf.edu/cs We have made some big changes recently: - For details on introductory classes, see: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~cpersiko/csDept/CS_Advising.pdf - New classes! - CS 131B Programming Fundamentals: Python - this is just a new name for the former CS 131A Python Programming. It is equivalent to CS 131A for all certificates, prerequisites, etc. - CS 185 Exploring Game Worlds (formerly VMD 180) - CS 256 Data Visualization - CS 197P Technical Interview Preparation - CS 197V Version Control & Online Code Repositories (GitHub) - All introductory programming students should take CS 110A, which will be taught in Python. (We will no longer offer CS 111A; Java and C++ students should take CS 111B and/or 110B after 110A.) - For introductory SQL databases, we will only offer CS 150A, which will be a general intro course. (We will no longer offer CS 151A or 155A, but we will still offer CS 151B & P and 155B & P.) If you have questions that aren't answered above, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] -Craig Persiko, CS Department Chair

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New classes, and some that are rarely offered, plus new faculty in Computer Science! Please consider taking some of the following classes which are not offered so often, or are new, or have lower enrollment so far. Our new classes are listed at the VERY END of the schedule under "Electronic Music" - sorry, the scheduling office has some challenges these days. - New! CS 197P Technical Interview Prep - Can be taken concurrently with (or after) CS 111C/110C - New! CS 197V ... Version Control & Code Repositories - This class teaches how to use GitHub and Git. - CS 114B C# Programming - CS 132A Ruby Programming - Two sections this Fall, so we're hoping more students sign up! - CS 214U Unity Game Programming in C# - CS 230W WordPress & Drupal CMS Development - CS 311D Advanced Android Programming - CS 151P Oracle PL/SQL Programming - Offered only once every 3 semesters! - CS 159A Database Design and Modeling - Offered only once every 3-4 semesters! The Fall schedule is completely accurate, at last! Our new faculty have all been hired, and some instructor and time changes that we needed to make have all been made. So please sign up for your classes before they fill! We are excited to have Dan O'Leary teaching full-time, tenure-track now! We are also pleased to have three new part-time instructors: Deepa Mahalingam, Henry Rabinowitz, and Ajay Mittal. Each of them has years of experience teaching and/or working in industry. http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/Fall/computer_science.shtml

Help improve CS curriculum at CCSF! You're invited to the City College of San Francisco Computer Science Industry Advisory meeting this Tuesday, May 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm at the CCSF Ocean Campus, Batmale 451. Pizza, snacks, and soft drinks will be served. We're hoping you'll be able to come and help us to update our curriculum, and to build stronger connections with employers, to better meet your needs.... Even if you can't make it for the meeting, you can read the documents and send me your feedback on our existing and proposed certificate curriculum. Feel free to invite others who you think would bring valuable perspective, particularly on the topics of Mobile App Programming, Data Science, and Game/Simulation Programming. Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] . For directions, it's best to use Google Maps directions to Havelock St & W Rd, San Francisco, CA 94112. Parking is $3 at a self-service machine in the lot, or we can hand you a parking permit when you arrive (sorry, can't be emailed).

Exciting changes in Computer Science! - New classes in Fall! CS 256 Data Visualization CS 197P Technical Interview Preparation CS 197V Version Control & Online Code Repositories (GitHub)... - All introductory programming students should take CS 110A, which will be taught in Python. (We will no longer offer CS 111A; Java and C++ students should take CS 111B and/or 110B after 110A.) - For introductory SQL databases, we will only offer CS 150A, which will be a general intro course. (We will no longer offer CS 151A or 155A, but we will still offer CS 151B & P and 155B & P.) http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/Fall/computer_science.shtml See more

Intel is hosting a free Student Ambassador Forum in San Francisco on Monday, September 18th! Please help us spread the word! Students can register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/211974069334732/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Registration for Fall classes is about to start! Here are some items to highlight for CS: 1) CS 110C evening section (Data Structures & Algorit: C++) : We just moved the afternoon CS 110C section to evenings: CRN 71752 will now be Section 501, scheduled for Thursday nights from 6-10pm in Batmale 453. Hopefully this will accommodate the schedules of students who work during the day. Thank you Indika Walimuni for agreeing to teach late at night! 2) CS 211D (Android Programmin...g) cannot be scheduled this Fall, but will definitely be offered again in Spring 2018. Interested students are encouraged to take CS 142 (see below). I apologize for this gap - we missed the deadline to revise the curriculum documents, because we were given conflicting information. Unfortunately, this also means that the Android App Programming Certificate will be missing from the College Catalog in Fall 2017. Both the certificate and the course will be added back in the Spring 2018 addendum to the catalog. Students can still earn the Android Certificate any time - even when it's missing from the catalog, students will have Catalog Rights to the current certificate. 3) CS 142 (Programming Techniques for XML) is being offered in Fall, for the first time in several years. This course is good preparation for CS 211D, and it's also useful for those studying Databases, Web Applications, and many other topics. 4) Database classes that are rarely scheduled: catch them while you can this Fall! - CS 150P SQL Server T-SQL Programming - CS 155B MySQL Database Administration 5) Last chance to take Linux Admin with Greg Boyd: CS 260A and 260P (Linux System Administration and Admin Projects) are scheduled in Fall, so Greg can teach them one last time before he retires! These are great preparation for internships, and Mr. Boyd does an excellent job with them. It may be a few semesters before they are offered again. The Fall class schedule for CS is available at: http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/Fall/computer_science.shtml

USF’s Tech4Good Hackathon is coming up! Where: San Francisco, CA When: March 4-5, 2017 Website: http://usf4impact.org/tech4good/

University CodeSprint is an online code competition open to all current college students, and it is also a way of showing your talents to potential employers. Represent CCSF to prove how well students and graduates from CCSF can code! A lot of global university ranking reports use school reputation, the number of publications published and other subjective ranking criteria to base their analysis. At HackerRank, we want to learn which schools have the best programmers based o...n their coding skills. Beginning Thursday, November 10th, you’ll have the full weekend to prove your coding skills, win cash prizes and showcase your skills to sponsoring companies. We’ll also donate $5,000 to the winning school! Do you think your school has the best programmers and deserves global recognition? Sign up now and invite your friends to represent your school with you! Learn more about University CodeSprint here: https://www.hackerrank.com/university-codesprint Sign up here: https://www.hackerrank.com/auth/login/university-codesprint

Are you an Asian American or Pacific Islander student at CCSF? Then you may be eligible for a $2,500 scholarship from the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scho...larship Fund (APIASF). Several scholarships are available, and applications are due by Oct. 31, 2016 (8:59 p.m., PDT). View the eligibility requirements and apply: http://buff.ly/2c1rGBN

$30,000 Scholarships for Bay Area Latinos in STEM majors! This scholarship, established with Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) by the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, will present up to 100 Latino students with up to $30,000 in scholarship aid to help them continue their education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Recipients will also have the opportunity to be placed into internships with leading companies in Silicon Valley. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp

This is a great hackathon - check it out! The Coders Club may form a team or two.